I take it this doesn't fall into the good things Canadian category...
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Yes but it affects a city like Brussels far more than, say, the UN in New York or even in Geneva (them Swiss are already stinky rich anyway:groan.
The solution is quite simple I think : make them pay taxes!
Of course their salaries would have to remain relatively high in order for them to still want to work here, so let's say a 25/30 % taxation.
That would constitute a nice little amount of money you could directly invest in other things, while the housing market and the cost of living would stop soaring like they currently are.
Unfortunately this is all theoretical, as the Belgian gov't has not much to say in this, and the day it enforces such measures on the EU they'll probably just move elsewhere. Change has to come from the inside, so this is likely to take a long time.
Oh yeah and that ridiculous retirement scheme needs to be scrapped as well. When a EU civil servant retires and goes back to his country of origin, his pension is calculated according to the cost of living in the CAPITAL of said country.
Brussels' cost of living is used as a reference (100). This means that if you are, say, a British civil servant who decides to move back to the UK after retirement, you will receive something like a 60% bonus besides your already very generous pension (since London is the most expensive capital in Europe), no matter where in the UK you actually go live.
So what do these guys actually do? They buy a flat in Grimsby and officially claim to be living there, while in fact spending 11 months out of 12 in their fat house in Brussels.
While the Commission is supposed to supervise this, very few controls are actually implemented, and the Franco-British lobby (for once working together, as Paris comes second in terms of living costs) is refusing to change the system.
On the other hand, if you are a retired Greek and want to move back to Greece, you will receive less than the 100% reference. So they will do the opposite, i.e. claim to still live here in order to get the 100% while being de facto back in Greece.
Ever noticed how many over 60 Brits and French there are in Brussels while their Portuguese and Greek counterparts are nowhere to be seen?
.The solution is quite simple I think : make them pay taxes!
Of course their salaries would have to remain relatively high in order for them to still want to work here, so let's say a 25/30 % taxation.
That would constitute a nice little amount of money you could directly invest in other things, while the housing market and the cost of living would stop soaring like they currently are.
Unfortunately this is all theoretical, as the Belgian gov't has not much to say in this, and the day it enforces such measures on the EU they'll probably just move elsewhere. Change has to come from the inside, so this is likely to take a long time.
Oh yeah and that ridiculous retirement scheme needs to be scrapped as well. When a EU civil servant retires and goes back to his country of origin, his pension is calculated according to the cost of living in the CAPITAL of said country.
Brussels' cost of living is used as a reference (100). This means that if you are, say, a British civil servant who decides to move back to the UK after retirement, you will receive something like a 60% bonus besides your already very generous pension (since London is the most expensive capital in Europe), no matter where in the UK you actually go live.
So what do these guys actually do? They buy a flat in Grimsby and officially claim to be living there, while in fact spending 11 months out of 12 in their fat house in Brussels.
While the Commission is supposed to supervise this, very few controls are actually implemented, and the Franco-British lobby (for once working together, as Paris comes second in terms of living costs) is refusing to change the system.
On the other hand, if you are a retired Greek and want to move back to Greece, you will receive less than the 100% reference. So they will do the opposite, i.e. claim to still live here in order to get the 100% while being de facto back in Greece.
Ever noticed how many over 60 Brits and French there are in Brussels while their Portuguese and Greek counterparts are nowhere to be seen?
Justice: In Norway we have a maximum sentance on 21 years in jail, and that means that rapers and murderers will not have to serve so many years in prison.....The subject was discussed here in Norway two or three years ago, but obviiously nothing changed
The Weather: In Norway, Espacially in Bergen we have alot of rain al year around.
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Elders: Norways elders is treated very badly. It is a constant subject that needs to be discussed, because people who work with elders often seems to not care.(from what is beeing said in the media)
The Weather: In Norway, Espacially in Bergen we have alot of rain al year around.
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Elders: Norways elders is treated very badly. It is a constant subject that needs to be discussed, because people who work with elders often seems to not care.(from what is beeing said in the media)
Most of the stuff about Canadas already been said. For me the worst thing is the seperation of English and Frecnh Canada. It makes me so angry to hear french people (who don't speak a word of english) get mad at english people who can't speak french. The same can be said about the english. The shit I hear said by english people towards the french is disgusting. They think that black racism is the only type of racism meanwhile they talk shit about any french person they meet.
I don't know if people living in english Canada feel the same way about this as me. But in Montreal its a huge problem. It's surprising to me seeing as Montreal is such a cosmopolitan city which is known for welcoming people of all backgrounds.
I don't know if people living in english Canada feel the same way about this as me. But in Montreal its a huge problem. It's surprising to me seeing as Montreal is such a cosmopolitan city which is known for welcoming people of all backgrounds.
I'm with you, man. Everyone ignores the French in English Canada, and it pisses me off. There's loads of stereotyping and it pisses me off just as much as it does to you. I swear, whenever Québec threatens to separate, I get so scared because Canada would be loosing a huge part of our country. There has always been that isolation from English Canada towards the Québecois and the Natives, and vice versa. I don't understand why we can't just be one united country with one identity: CANADIAN!